Document & Records Management

Funding constraints and legacy infrastructure have been cited as the main barrier to Australian government agencies transitioning to digital information management, according to a report by the National Archives of Australia (NAA).

As nearly every US hospital has an electronic health record system, 41% of surveyed medical record administrators still report struggling with exchanging patient health records with other healthcare providers, particularly physicians not on the same EHR platform.  25% say they are still unable to use any patient information received electronically from external sources.

ZircoDATA, a provider of records and information management services across Australia, has confirmed the acquisition of Archivewise Records Storage based in Perth, Western Australia, on 15 March 2017.

Like a phoenix rising from its ashes (or perhaps a resuscitation scene from ER) the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) digital health system has been given new life under the new My Health Record platform (MyHR).

Singapore Airlines has selected ViaSat's AeroDocs document management system to distribute its digital documents in a secure, controlled manner, with advanced workflow tracking to help maintain aviation regulatory compliance.

Kofax has announced the availability of ReadSoft Online TM R9, a cloud-based capture and invoice processing solution.

Western Health will deploy an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution at its Footscray, Williamstown & Sunshine Hospitals over the next three years following a $2.35m contract with listed Australian company Alcidion Group Limited.

Office Information Australia (OIA), a provider of Content Services and Workflow Management in the APAC region, has announced an offer which allows iManage customers to implement a Workflow system with a Document Approval workflow for free.

Information Enterprises Australia has made available online the Australian Record Retention Manual (ARRM) online, a tool for information retention compliance across the private sector.

Formitize, an Australian developer of paperless mobile form and data collection solutions, is launching a new dedicated Digital Division focussed directly on OCR Capture, Paper & Invoice Processing.

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